Homeless woman charged in Brentwood man’s death

Homeless woman charged in Brentwood man’s death

Brentwood- A homeless woman was arrested for stabbing a male acquaintance to death in Brentwood.  Suffolk County Police say officers responded to 95 2nd Ave. Apartment 8704 at approximately 2 a.m. after a 911 caller reported a man was stabbed. The man, Antonio Rice, 56, of Brentwood, was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.  Charlene Blackshear, was arrested a short distance away and charged with Manslaughter 1st Degree. Blackshear, 50, is scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip on June 11.

 

Photo: FILE- Suffolk County Police vehicle outside Police Headquarters in Yaphank, by Suffolk County Police Public Information Office, 2020.